Harrisburg organization provides resources to help grandparents raise their grandchildren
According to data from AARP, more than 2.5 million grandparents are responsible for their grandchildren living with them. Author: Jermaine Rowley (FOX43) Updated: 9:04 PM EDT July 1, 2021
HARRISBURG, Pa. Dolorez Cobb-Jones, a former teacher and principal in the Harrisburg and Lancaster school districts, said that she noticed an issue while conducting parent conferences and meeting grandparents who were guardians.
“I started to observe how many of them were just struggling with raising the grandchildren,” said Jones. “Whether it be financially, mentally, physically.”
This matter strikes a chord with Cobb-Jones who assisted her mother in taking care of a child in the family.
May 29—SUNBURY — Shikellamy High School football coach Jim Keiser will be representing the district Sunday as of the five coaches selected across the state to coach during the East-West All-Star games in Harrisburg. Keiser is the only coach from the Valley in District IV to be selected. "It's a huge honor," Keiser said Friday. "I am very happy to be selected and this is great for Shikellamy." .
Primary election 2021: Dauphin County races to watch include CD schools, Harrisburg council
Updated May 13, 2021;
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This may be an off-year election, but in many parts of Dauphin County it’s off to a running start.
The ballot is packed with an array of candidates for county, municipal, school district and district judge offices for Tuesday’s primary election. The action doesn’t just center on Harrisburg, either, although the ballots for the mayoral, city council and school board races in the city are crammed to bursting.
While Rogette Harris, the chairwoman of the county Democratic Committee, and her GOP counterpart David Feidt are usually at odds in the political sense, they are in agreement on one thing.
Ranking every US high school in 2021: Here’s how Pa. schools did
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A view of the Derry Township School District campus, including Hershey Early Childhood Center, Hershey Primary Elementary, Hershey Intermediate, Hershey Middle School and Hershey High School. Photo by Dan Gleiter, PennLive.comPENNLIVE.COM
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U.S. News & World Report has released its annual rankings of every public high school in the nation.
The rankings rated more than 17,800 public high schools on how well they served students on factors such as college readiness, reading and math performance, graduation rates and assistance for underserved students.
Apr 13, 2021 C-D School Board To Consider Furloughs To Balance Budget
(Lower Paxton Twp., PA) Officials with the Central Dauphin School District say they are considering furloughs to help them balance their budget. In Monday’s meeting, the board voted to keep the option to furlough open, placing 21 teachers, two admin members, and two other district employees at risk. It’s reported C-D has federal funds for COVID-19 relief but doesn’t want to use it to balance the budget since it is a one-time paymen